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Veedijk
Spectators: 6737 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jesse Poortmans made the kick off which started today's match. When Lou Reijdams fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal F.C's protests and gave Lou Reijdams a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Arsenal F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! Arnold Klijnhens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Roy Wigers tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herald Bastiaens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 26 minutes into the game, Arsenal F.C's Jesse Poortmans nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luka Smets made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Joris Rockeloos fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arsenal F.C's protests and gave Joris Rockeloos a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Arsenal F.C getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Joris Rockeloos hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, RSC Anderlecht's Gust Driesen got a free kick in the 31st minute. When the match clock showed 32 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Herald Bastiaens sped through RSC Anderlecht's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Luka Smets. In the 36th minute, Stanny Van Achteren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Arsenal F.C's Herald Bastiaens in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye RSC Anderlecht's goalie prevented a goal. Herald Bastiaens received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Luka Smets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Jesse Poortmans's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Luka Smets was relentless in the 45th minute of the game.

If Jesse Poortmans had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Herald Bastiaens blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Luka Smets having to make a save. Jesse Poortmans received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Luka Smets tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Herald Bastiaens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steven Cox took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Luka Smets. RSC Anderlecht's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Herald Bastiaens fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Luka Smets having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, RSC Anderlecht's goalkeeper Luka Smets had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Herald Bastiaens. Jesse Poortmans sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 83rd match minute, RSC Anderlecht was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anthoon Mampaerts to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Arsenal F.C's Jesse Poortmans dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. RSC Anderlecht's Luka Smets played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jesse Poortmans in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th play minute Herald Bastiaens came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Luka Smets. 1-4. Arsenal F.C's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.